So, I got a good surprise today. I was playing VLC and I hide the GUI but I still had the indicator on top pannel while it was playing. So far everything is fine. Then I logout from my session without ...

I have a python script which extracts continuous data from an incoming serial string and inserts the fields into an Sql database.
The python script can be run manually from an LX terminal and works ...

I have a process /bin/sh -e /proc/self/fd/9 that runs on my system. sh -e /path/to/file in dash (which sh is symlinked to on my Kubuntu 14.10) just tests for existence of a file. In /proc/self/fs I ...

I have fresh Ubuntu 14.04 installation with apache2. I have noticed apache2 is not starting at the boot. I have tried to enable it with sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults, but it still doesn't start ...

First post here I think
I have a 14.10 box that used to be a 14.04 box. It's a media centre.
When it was a 14.04 box it booted up fine. Now though it doesn't. When it boots it pauses on "Waiting for ...

New to Ubuntu/Linux. In Startup Applications, changes are not saved; as soon as I close Startup Applications, settings revert to default. I've searched for answers (and tons of other questions on this ...

I added yakuake and thunderbird under Session and Startup => Application Autostart. I leave these applications running when I shut down my system, unfortunatly on the next boot the applications start ...

I am following the mono documentation for installing mono under nginx with fast cgi.
This links to a script to auto start mono on the page (added below). Now people have mentioned this would cause a ...

I have a script that uses xinput to slow down the mouse which works
perfectly when run on the command line.
So I create and run it from ./config/autostart/fixmouse.desktop, It runs at X startup with ...

Rythymbox and VLC keep opening themselves automatically when neither is installed.
Can only stop this by uninstalling the music player. I can click the close X or quit but it will open again shortly.
...

I have a custom dock, and I have virtually disabled the unity launcher, by disabling all the shortcuts that have access to launcher/dash/hud.
But now I want the dock application to reopen as soon as ...

I'm pretty new to the unix world and am stuck on the following problem:
I've installed a bitnami MediaWiki package onto my Ubuntu system which includes an Apache Server, MySQL, PHP and the MediaWiki ...

I am trying to autostart a script after the desktop loads. I'm running Xubuntu.
I already tried putting a link into /ect/profile, and copying a .desktop into /.config/autostart/.
While this launches ...

I have a init script under /etc/init/ to start up an application server. The problem is that it seems to be running twice.
here is the command:
exec su - deployer -c 'cd /home/deployer/app/current; ...

Since I installed DockBarX in Ubuntu 14.04, I am unable to access the shutdown menus (shutdown, log-out, lock, et cetera) from the top-right gear-like menu. I can click on it, but nothing happens.
If ...